cromworshipper-linuxdvb@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > On Monday 05 November 2007 07:02:27 am Steven Toth wrote: >> Michael Krufky wrote: >>> cromworshipper-linuxdvb@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >>>> I just picked up this card and I'm looking forward to trying it. I run >>>> Fedora 7 x86_64 2.6.23-1.10. I guess I'll try the steps as described at >>>> http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_install_DVB_device_drivers and >>>> see how it goes. >>>> >>>> How close are we to getting NTSC to work? Do I need firmware for this >>>> card? >>>> >>>> Advice and pointers welcome. >>> Funny that you should ask about analog mode NTSC just a week or two after >>> we've confirmed that QAM works. (ATSC has always worked, QAM needed a >>> small patch to fix). >>> >>> The NTSC tuner is already supported, but the cx23885 bridge driver does >>> not yet support analog mode. >>> >>> I don't know how long that will take, but it shouldn't be too far off. > > Excellent, thank you Mike. I'm using an older pvr150 in my shiny new > PCI-Express motherboard and I'm looking forward to replacing it with this > PCI-Express card. If I can figure out how to split the cable I'll be able to > run both tuners until I can remove the pvr150. > >>> You don't need any firmware for the hvr1800. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Mike >> The cx23885 has a modified version of the cx25840 a/v decoder inside it. >> It uses different firmware than the normal cx25840 driver already >> present in Linux. As such, to support analog, I also have to push some >> patches into that driver for the differing registers (and firmware). > > Are you saying that I will need firmware to view analog tv? Yes. > >> Analog preview and analog encoder running well in lab conditions and >> they are pretty stable, but I need to spend quality time cherry picking >> pieces from multiple development trees to build something acceptable to >> the linuxtv community. > >> Soon, think weeks not days. > > Judging by my schedule, I might not be able to test this out tonight after > all. Perhaps tomorrow night. Are you saying that the > http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb stuff will not have any of your good stuff > checked in? Yes. > >> - Steve > > Thanks for your help. As you can see, I'm a newb here. Advice on how to > proceed is always welcome. You're welcome. Once analog video is running, an patchset/announcement will be made here. - Steve _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
